Best Kara Allan Podcasts (2024)

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Stacy London - Stylist, Designer, Midlife Advocate: Redefining Glamour at Every Age 1:13:48

2d ago1:13:48

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Stacy London: a true icon in the world of fashion and personal styling. She’s someone who has inspired millions of women to embrace their true selves and find confidence in their unique style. You may know her as the co-host of the hit TV shows "What Not to Wear," and Lust, Lust or Run, where she transformed the lives of countless individuals with …

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Allison Seymour Always Gives Us the Tea 33:02

22d ago33:02

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Allison Seymour is an Emmy award-winning anchor who has been waking up viewers on the morning news in her hometown of Washington, D.C., since 1999. Allison started her career in television at the Washington, D.C., Bureau of ABC News, Behind the Scenes, before earning her Master of Mass Communication at the University of South Carolina. She is a pro…

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Kim Ades is Building Tomorrow's Leaders 39:14

13d ago39:14

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Kim Ades Is the powerhouse president and founder of Frame of Mind Coaching and Journal Engine. A trailblazer in leading leadership coaching and thought mastery, Kim's unique philosophy and dynamic coaching style empower leaders to transform their mindset and achieve extraordinary results. An author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach, and mom of five, Ki…

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Eileen McDargh is the Speaking & Teaching Maven 48:11

20d ago48:11

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Eileen McDargh is the dynamic CEO of the resiliency group. Since 1980, she's transformed lives and businesses with her powerful blend of impactful conversations and meaningful connections. Eileen is celebrated as a master facilitator, award-winning author, and internationally acclaimed keynoter and executive coach. Her unique approach draws from pr…

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Joe Hoye - The Man Changing Menopause for Moms 35:20

1M ago35:20

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Joe Hoye, the dynamic owner of Hoye Fit, who is revolutionizing health coaching and weight loss for women, particularly those navigating menopause. Despite being just 30 years old, Joe has dedicated himself to empowering women and moms to break free from restrictive diets, regain control over theirmidsections, and achieve lasting control over their…

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Courtney Gray Helps You Lose Weight Forever 43:02

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Courtney Gray is a master of transformation and a beacon of reinvention. Starting as a stay-at-home mom with a passion for fused glass jewelry, she built a thriving business from the ground up, turning her creative vision into a multiple six-figure empire. But as her success grew, so did her desire for more. Driven by an insatiable desire for growt…

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Karen Larrea is Living La Vida Fabulous 1:09:26

2M ago1:09:26

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Karen Larrea is a certified relationship and dating coach and public figure, who has been in the entertainment spotlight since she was 15. Born in Manhattan and raised in South America and South Florida, Karen launched her career with the all-girl musical trio Carrousel, sharing stages with legends like Celia Cruz and Marc Anthony. After a successf…

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Flora Szivos is Your Manifesting Bestie 51:40

12M ago51:40

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Manifesting Fabulous: A Mindset & Style Odyssey" Join Flora Szivos, a renowned Mindset and Manifesting Mentor, and Kara Allan, the acclaimed Celebrity Stylist and Brand Image Consultant, on a transformative journey through the power of mindset in your fabulous 40s and beyond. In this engaging podcast episode, Flora and Kara delve deep into the art …

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Barbara Huson is The Wealth Goddess 37:57

1+ y ago37:57

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Barbara Huson, formerly Barbara Stanny, is a force of nature hailing from Port Townsend, WA. With decades dedicated to empowering women, she shines as a career counselor, financial therapist, wealth coach, and celebrated author. Her seven published books and thriving business, built on in-demand courses and webinars, speak volumes about her experti…

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Raquel Riley Thomas is the Pageant & Glamour Goddess 39:21

2y ago39:21

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Raquel Riley Thomas, the dynamic owner of An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC, brings a touch of glamour and grit to the media and entertainment industry. Founded in 2011, An Officer and Gentlewoman LLC (AOAGWLLC) is a Veteran-Owned full-service powerhouse located in Washington, DC, and Atlanta, GA, specializing in production, brand management, talent …

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Joan Kelley Walker - Goddess of the Give Back 31:50

2y ago31:50

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Joan Kelley Walker embodies elegance in our modern era. From humble beginnings in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, she discovered early on the transformative power of goal-oriented hard work. Joan’s insatiable love for reading and storytelling paved the way for her sensational career in media, excelling in journalism, broadcasting, hosting, producing, and voi…

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Barbara Majeski is the Good Life Goddess 51:17

2y ago51:17

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Barbara Majeski embodies living life with purpose, confidence, and flair. After triumphing over divorce and Stage III cancer, she emerged as the “Curator of the Good Life,” dedicating herself to inspiring others to live boldly and authentically. A charismatic TV personality, Barbara loves sharing her tips and tricks with the world. She’s a regular …

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Amber Aziza - The Loophole Goddess 32:53

2y ago32:53

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Amber Aziza is a powerhouse entrepreneur and the visionary Founder and CEO of AAE Corporation. With nearly two decades of experience in the Organizational Development industry, Amber has honed her expertise to elevate small businesses to enterprise-level success. Amber's journey as a serial entrepreneur has endowed her with a deep understanding of …

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Natasha Graziano - The Manifesting Goddess 42:27

2y ago42:27

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Natasha Graziano is a force of nature, seamlessly blending neuroscience with ancient wisdom to help people transform their lives. Hailed as the 'number 1 female motivational speaker under 40' by Forbes Magazine and a top female mindset coach by Business Insider, Natasha's influence is undeniable. With over 15 million followers on social media, Nata…

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Jean-Pierre De Villiers is the Comeback King 46:35

2y ago46:35

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Jean-Pierre, affectionately known as JP, is a powerhouse in the realms of mental performance and spiritual fitness. As an inspirational speaker, best-selling author, and plant-based athlete, JP coaches individuals to unlock their full potential, thrive under pressure, and achieve peak performance by optimizing their energy, and transforming their b…

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Melody Godfred is the Self Care Goddess 1:16:25

2y ago1:16:25

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Self-Love Philosopher Melody Godfred is an author, entrepreneur, and speaker dedicated to empowering people through self-love. Starting as a litigation attorney, Melody left a prestigious law firm to launch Write In Color, a leading personal branding and career development company. Through coaching and personal experiences, she recognized the wides…

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Tara Wallace Wants You To Live Your Best Goddess Life 1:02:03

2+ y ago1:02:03

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Southern belle Tara Wallace is one of the standout stars of VH1’s hit show Love & Hip Hop: New York and has made a sizzling guest appearance on Marriage Bootcamp. This mompreneur and reality TV sensation is no stranger to the entertainment world. After graduating with a degree in Dramatic Arts from Jackson State University, Tara pursued her passion…

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Do You Know the Truth with Gordana Biernat 58:16

2+ y ago58:16

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Gordana is a captivating Writer, Speaker, Wisdom Keeper, and Oprah's SuperSoul100 Teacher, recognized by Oprah Winfrey as one of the 100 awakened leaders and visionaries on a mission to guide and inspire. As a writer, Gordana masterfully influences conscious communication through higher thought, with her insights gracing platforms like PsychologyTo…

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Episode 44 Deliberation around the world with Claudia Chwalisz 28:04

3+ y ago28:04

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As we draw this podcast series to a close, it’s fitting to take a global perspective on public deliberation with Claudia Chwalisz who leads the OECD’s work on innovative citizen participation. Claudia is co-authoring a number of influential reports, convening a global network and maintaining an online digest, Participo. LINKS Catching the Deliberat…

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Episode 43 Reflections from a participant with Bobbi Allan 18:43

3+ y ago18:43

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Bobbi Allan was randomly selected for a public deliberation in early 2018. Coincidentally, she has a background as a facilitator so can offer an unusual perspective as she describes the residual effect of a deliberative experience.By newDemocracy Foundation

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Episode 42 Deliberation and disability with Rhiann MacLean and Max Hardy 36:41

3+ y ago36:41

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This conversation is with Rhiann McLean (in Scotland) and Max Hardy (in Australia). Both are dedicated to amplifying the voices of people with disability—through research and public deliberations.” LINKS Research Voices Citizens’ Jury Video of the Research Voices Citizens’ Jury Report from Research Voices Citizens’ Jury NDIS Citizens’ Jury Video of…

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Episode 41 Online deliberation through Common Ground for Action with Kara Dillard 44:06

3+ y ago44:06

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Kara Dillard is an Assistant Professor at James Madison University in the US. She is also the operations specialist for Common Ground for Action (CGA), an online variant of National Issues Forum (NIF). In this episode, Kara explains this short-form process, as well as its strengths and challenges. As a moderator training specialist for NIF she offe…

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Episode 40 Reflecting on deliberation and valuable techniques with Kath Fisher 22:17

3+ y ago22:17

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Dr Kath Fisher is an extremely experienced professional facilitator. She is also an academic at Southern Cross University (Lismore, Australia). In this episode, Kath shares some of her journey and offers a number of useful techniques that she uses routinely in public deliberations. Documents Kath referred to in this episode A summary of the report …

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Episode 39 Tools and techniques with Abbie Jeffs 17:44

3+ y ago17:44

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Abbie Jeffs has a background in urban planning and public policy but was an excellent facilitator in a successful consultancy, Straight-Talk, for many years. She’s now working for a public sector organisation—a loss for the field of public deliberation—although Abbie remains a strong advocate. She has much wisdom to impart in this episode and sever…

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Episode 38 Tools and techniques with Lucy Cole Edelstein 30:21

3+ y ago30:21

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Lucy Cole-Edelstein has over 30 years’ experience as an engagement practitioner, as a facilitator and process designer. She established and ran a successful consultancy, Straight-Talk, for some of those years and later sold her company to RPS with whom she now works. In this episode, Lucy shares several activities that build the group’s skill set a…

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Episode 37 Feedback Frames for deliberative processes with Jason Diceman 37:17

3+ y ago37:17

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Jason Diceman is an experienced facilitator based in Toronto, Canada. He created a very useful tool, Feedback Frames (previously in the form of Idea Rating Sheets and, earlier, Dotmocracy templates). His latest invention enables score-voting on participant-generated ideas, rather than a crude survey or voting tool. It’s being used throughout the wo…

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Episode 36 Deliberative tools and techniques with MosaicLab 49:43

3+ y ago49:43

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This is a conversation with Nicole Hunter, Keith Greaves and Kimbra White, the founders of MosaicLab. It covers what happens in the room with a face-to-face long-form deliberation when MosaicLab facilitators are at work. This episode contains an enormous amount of practical advice: the physical space, co-facilitation, templates, report writing, man…

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Episode 35 The emotional work of deliberation with Rosa Zubizarreta 35:02

3+ y ago35:02

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Rosa Zubizarreta is an American group facilitation practitioner and theorist and the founder of DiaPraxis. This episode is a companion piece with a previous episode that featured Jim Rough, the original designer of Dynamic Facilitation and Wisdom Councils. In the conversation with Rosa, the focus is on relational facilitation: attending to the emot…

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Episode 34 Wisdom Councils and Dynamic Facilitation with Jim Rough 39:28

4y ago39:28

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In a California sawmill in the early 1980s, Jim Rough developed "Dynamic Facilitation”. This "group process" has now been taught in seminars all over the world and forms the basis for the “Wisdom Council Process”, a new way to spark collective wisdom in large systems of people. Wisdom Councils have been used in multiple countries and are now embedd…

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Episode 33 Deliberation across countries and languages with Dominik Hierlemann 34:07

4y ago34:07

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Dominik Hierlemann is a Senior Expert, Participation in Europe at Bertelsmann Stiftung. Dominik heads the project Democracy and Participation in Europe. He facilitates large-scale public deliberations in Europe with multiple languages and diverse cultures. In this episode, we explore the unexpected benefits that can arise from that when facilitatio…

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Episode 32 Citizens' Initiative Reviews with Linn Davis 44:40

4y ago44:40

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Linn Davis leads Healthy Democracy’s program development and process design. He coordinates Healthy Democracy’s complex public processes, trains its facilitation teams, and consults on deliberative projects in the U.S. and abroad. In this episode, recorded prior to the pandemic’s impact, Linn explains the Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR) and the s…

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Episode 31 Deliberation learning and empathy with Laurie Drake 32:44

4y ago32:44

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Laurie Drake is an experienced facilitator working as the Director of Research and Learning with MASS LBP in Canada. She comes to facilitation, as many do, via teaching and this explains her strong focus on the learning elements of deliberative processes. Laurie is passionate about the power of deliberative mini-publics to improve democracy broadly…

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Episode 30 A scientific perspective on deliberation with Chris Forman 30:01

4y ago30:01

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Dr Chris Foreman graduated in 1999 with a Masters in theoretical physics from Edinburgh University. He spent four years doing defence research in the UK, first with DERA and then QinetiQ in satellite communications before returning to education in Cambridge in 2004 to complete a Masters in Nanotechnology and a PhD in Protein Engineering at Cambridg…

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Episode 29 Deliberation planning with Anna Kelderman 39:27

4y ago39:27

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Unusually for a town planner, Anna Kelderman does her own facilitation of engagement processes and sees it as a natural and effective way to do town planning. She wishes more of her planning colleagues would do their own public deliberations with diverse groups to co-design their futures. In this episode, Anna shares what she has learnt and some of…

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Episode 28 Perspectives on Facilitation from Scott Newton 27:31

4y ago27:31

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A slice of history since this was recorded with Scott Newton a year-and-a-half ago when he was less experienced with public deliberations than he is now. However, it’s illuminating to hear the voice of a rookie. Even though Scott was familiar with facilitating workshops and public meetings, this conversation follows his first foray into the world o…

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Episode 27 New to deliberative democracy the Madrid Observatorio with Arantxa Mendiharat 18:57

4y ago18:57

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Arantxa Mendiharat was relatively new to the field of deliberative democracy when this was recorded in May 2019. She was also involved with an exciting project in Madrid that she helped design and implement — a combination of direct and deliberative democracy that was written into the city’s laws. Arantxa has gained a great deal of experience and k…

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Episode 26 Learning from an experienced facilitator with Max Hardy 39:30

4y ago39:30

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Max Hardy was one of the earliest adopters in Australia of deliberative methods such as citizens’ juries. Currently, he is working primarily with local and state governments and government authorities. After many years Max has retained his early enthusiasm for facilitating public deliberations, in particular collaborating with citizens in order to …

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Episode 25 The skills of an experienced facilitator with Marcia Dwonczyk 36:42

4y ago36:42

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Marcia Dwonczyk has been facilitating for decades and it shows. Her tremendous experience will be invaluable for those who are new to facilitating public deliberations. Marcia’s primary role is on the Leadership Team of the international Partnership Brokers Association but she has also facilitated a number of public deliberations in Australia. Here…

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Fabulous Women Over 40 0:20

4y ago0:20

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Join Celebrity Stylist Kara Allan as she hosts a weekly conscious conversation with a fabulous woman (sometimes younger and amazing men as well) in their 40’s and beyond.

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Episode 24 Facilitation and open government with Don Lenihan 45:59

4y ago45:59

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Dr Don Lenihan is Co-Chair of Open Government Partnership’s Practice Group on Dialogue and Deliberation. He is an extremely-experienced facilitator with a willingness to share his immense experience with others. Much of his thinking, along with input from others in seven countries, can be found in the guides developed by the OGP Practice Group. He …

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Episode 23 Long-form deliberation - perspectives from experienced and new facilitators with Kaela Scott and Dominic Ward 47:21

4y ago47:21

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Kaela Scott and Dominic Ward from Involve UK come together in this episode to share their experience of facilitating long-form deliberations like citizens’ assemblies. They cover how to structure one and how to adapt that plan for different circumstances. They also offer their experience of facilitation training: one as an extremely experienced fac…

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Episode 22, part 2 Techniques for deliberation with Wendy Faulkner 17:56

4y ago17:56

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Wendy Faulkner has an academic background as well as an enormous amount of practical wisdom to offer in this conversation which has been split into part (1) and part (2) because of its length. Wendy and her colleagues have produced an incredibly useful handbook that they generously share with others, and also offer some excellent facilitation train…

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Episode 22, part 1 Planning a deliberative process with Wendy Faulkner 23:35

4y ago23:35

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Wendy Faulkner has an academic background as well as an enormous amount of practical wisdom to offer in this conversation which has been split into part (1) and part (2) because of its length. Wendy and her colleagues have produced an incredibly useful handbook that they generously share with others, and also offer some excellent facilitation train…

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Episode 21 Analysing deliberation with André Bãchtiger 42:34

4y ago42:34

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André Bãchtiger has been researching the way people deliberate for 20 years. In this episode, he shares some fascinating findings from formal spaces such as parliamentary environments in Switzerland, as well as a deep analysis undertaken of a Deliberative Poll in Europe. André uses the Discourse Quality Index to explain the way people deliberate to…

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Episode 20 The thrill of facilitation with Kathy Jones 25:57

4y ago25:57

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Kathy Jones has had decades of experience with community consultation and stakeholder engagement. She is currently a director of The newDemocracy Foundation (as is the interviewer). This conversation covers the thrill of facilitation at the micro-level and its specialist nature, including the distinction between stakeholder engagement and deliberat…

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Episode 19 Dialogue Deliberation at the system level with Simon Burall 39:41

4y ago39:41

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In this episode, Simon Burall, Senior Associate with Involve (UK), explores the institutional arrangements that might effectively bring the public into important decisions about science and technological innovation. This is less about how to facilitate a public deliberation and more about the creation of a deliberative system by effectively combini…

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Episode 18 Tools & Techniques - ORID with Vivien Twyford 31:23

4y ago31:23

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Vivien Twyford has been at the forefront of public engagement in Australasia, and internationally, for decades. She established Twyfords in 1988. In this conversation, the focus is on a particular tool, ORID. Vivien describes how she used this tool for a difficult conversation about bushfire recovery. Her approach has relevance for all situations o…

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Episode 17 Online deliberation - evaluation with Dannica Fleuss 42:35

4y ago42:35

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This episode ranges from the democratic potential of the online world to an examination of several particular cases. Dr Dannica Fleuß and her fellow researchers looked at three different online spaces and evaluated them for the quality and forms of their communication. Do different online spaces in a deliberative system affect how people talk and r…

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Episode 16 part 2 Online deliberation - group cohesion with Viv McWaters 23:27

4y ago23:27

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This is a conversation in two parts with Chad Foulkes from Liminal by Design and Viv McWaters from Creative Facilitation, both of whom are skilled facilitators. The aim was to replicate an earlier brainstorming session that took place among a larger group of facilitators. The discussion is about how to use the ‘marginal times’ to create group cohes…

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Episode 16 part 1 Online deliberation - building group cohesion with Chad Foulkes and Viv McWaters 27:56

4+ y ago27:56

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This is a conversation in two parts with Chad Foulkes from Liminal by Design and Viv McWaters from Creative Facilitation, both of whom are skilled facilitators. The aim was to replicate an earlier brainstorming session that took place among a larger group of facilitators. The discussion is about how to use the ‘marginal times’ to create group cohes…

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